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Performing Financial Projections

Performing Financial Projections. Performing Financial Projections. Financial considerations are often an important aspect of the project selection process Three important methods include: Net present value analysis Return on investment Payback analysis. Net Present Value (NPV).

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Performing Financial Projections

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  1. Performing Financial Projections

  2. Performing Financial Projections • Financial considerations are often an important aspect of the project selection process • Three important methods include: • Net present value analysis • Return on investment • Payback analysis

  3. Net Present Value (NPV) A is the amount of cash flow in year t t equals the year of the cash flow r is the discount rate

  4. NPV Analysis • The NPV analysis is a method of calculating the expected net monetary gain or loss from a project by discounting all expected future cash inflows and outflows to the present point in time • NPV means the return from a project exceeds the opportunity cost of capital—the return available by investing the capital elsewhere • Projects with higher NPVs are preferred to projects with lower NPVs if all other factors are equal

  5. Steps for Calculating NPV • Determine the estimated costs and benefits for the life of the project and the products it produces. • Determine the discount rate. A discount rate is the rate used in discounting future cash flows. The annual discount factor is a multiplier for each year based on the discount rate and year (calculated as 1/(1+r)t, where r is the discount rate, and t is the year). • Calculate the net present value by subtracting the total discounted costs from the total discounted benefits.

  6. A Net Present Value Example Schwalbe, Information Technology Project Management, Sixth Edition, 2010

  7. Detailed NPV Calculations Schwalbe, Information Technology Project Management, Sixth Edition, 2010

  8. NPV Considerations • Some organizations refer to the investment year(s) for project costs as Year 0 instead of Year 1 and do not discount costs in Year 0 • The discount rate can vary, based on the prime rate and other economic considerations. • You can enter costs as negative numbers instead of positive numbers, and you can list costs before benefits • Project managers should check to see which approaches their organizations prefer when calculating NPV

  9. Return on Investment (ROI)

  10. ROI Analyses • ROI is the result of subtracting the project costs from the benefits and then dividing by the costs. • For example, if you invest $100 today and next year your investment is worth $110, your ROI is ($110 – 100)/100, or 0.10 (10 percent) • Note that the ROI is always a percentage, and the higher the ROI, the better • Many organizations have a required rate of return for projects—the minimum acceptable rate of return on an investment • You can find the internal rate of return (IRR) by finding what discount rate results in an NPV of zero for the project

  11. Payback Analysis • Payback period is the amount of time it will take to recoup—in the form of net cash inflows—the total dollars invested in a project • Payback analysis determines how much time will lapse before accrued benefits overtake accrued and continuing costs • Payback occurs in the year when the cumulative benefits minus costs reach zero • The shorter the payback period, the better

  12. Charting the Payback Period Note: A template file charting the payback period is provided on the companion Web site for the course textbook, as well as one for calculating NPV, ROI, and payback for a project (called business case financials).

  13. Weighted Scoring Models • A weighted scoring model is a tool that provides a systematic process for selecting projects based on multiple criteria • To create a weighted scoring model: • Identify criteria important to the project selection process • Assign a weight to each criterion (so they add up to 100 percent) • Assign numerical scores to each criterion for each project • Calculate the weighted scores by multiplying the weight for each criterion by its score and adding the resulting values

  14. A Sample Weighted Scoring Model

  15. A Balanced Scorecard implementation • Dr. Robert Kaplan and Dr. David Norton developed another approach to help select and manage projects that align with business strategy. • A balanced scorecard is a methodology that converts an organization’s value drivers—such as customer service, innovation, operational efficiency, and financial performance—to a series of defined metrics. • Visit www.balancedscorecard.org for more information on using this approach to select projects.

  16. A Balanced Scorecard Example

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